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Phil Nguyen <\/h3>\n\n\n\nRegistered Nurse <\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Phil Nguyen is our very own nurse-by-day and hip-hop dancer by night. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIf you ever see me galloping or dancing down the halls, don’t be afraid. There is probably music playing in my head. The staff and patients know me for playing music \u2013 it helps create a good vibe.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Phil has spent his entire 8-year career as a registered nurse working with cancer patients at The Ottawa Hospital. When his passion for nursing tires him out? Phil turns to his other passion. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMy outlet during stressful times is definitely dancing. I work with a non-profit organization that does a lot of youth outreach work — and we just dance it out.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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\u201cI have always just wanted to help people. In esthetics, I always\u202fwanted to make people feel good, nice\u2026 happy. This is kind of the\u202fsame, but more for elderly people, and people with dementia. I am\u202fsuper excited to start next week. Finally, finally.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Last spring, Pheap Bun left a 30-year career as an esthetician start studying to be a personal support worker. She finished the accelerated nine-month program in the fall. She had always wanted to become a health-care worker, and the pandemic motivated her to start her studies. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Brahim Bizriken <\/h3>\n\n\n\nPorter, General Campus <\/h4>\n\n\n\n
\u201cTo work here, you have to love people. Every patient here, they are your father, your mother, your grandfather, your son, your daughter. When you have this consideration, it is easy to treat them well. Many patients are exhausted, so I talk gently to them. With small actions we can make them happy. Sometimes, I offer the patients some coffee, and it makes their day. Some words, some love, some compassion\u2013that\u2019s all they need.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Brahim moved to Canada from Morocco 11 years ago and has worked at TOH since he arrived. As a porter at the General Campus, he and his colleagues walk an average of 20km a day as they move patients and equipment through the hospital. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Lise Thibodeau <\/h3>\n\n\n\nSupply Attendant <\/h4>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI can\u2019t sit in front of a desk, because I need to move!\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
During a shift, Lise and her fellow supply attendants can easily walk dozens of kilometres per shift. She is responsible for ensuring that the entire 5th<\/sup> floor at the General Campus is always fully stocked with whatever supplies are needed, including everything from medicine, to needles and PPE. It\u2019s a busy job, but after 30 years at The Ottawa Hospital, Lise isn\u2019t slowing down. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cFor me, my purpose is to give the best service to my floor. I always think it could be our children or our parents that we are helping. All of the departments I have ever worked for I have given 100%, because I love my job.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIn the last two years, tears have been shed\u202fand\u202fmoments of uncertainty,\u202fdespair\u202fand\u202ffatigue have been\u202fprofoundly\u202ffelt. What did not waver,\u202fhowever,\u202fwere my passion and\u202fdedication\u202ffor my job,\u202fthe pride\u202fthat I take in my work, and the comfort that I\u202fenjoy\u202fbringing\u202fto patients every\u202fsingle day. <\/p>\n\n\n\n I feel privileged that throughout this pandemic, I was able to bring some comfort and moments of happiness to patients that found themselves isolated from loved ones in difficult moments. Being sick and isolated is truly heartbreaking. Simple gestures like a smile and a bright \u2018Hello\u2019 when delivering them a meal, and exchanging a few pleasant words, can be a source of comfort to many patients and brighten up their day.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cDo I feel a connection to the patients? Absolutely. We\u2019re providing supplies for the nurses and the doctors, which then go to their patients. And that’s nice,\u201d he says. \u201cIt\u2019s a fast paced and really go-go-go. What we do is critical and could be life or death. I\u2019m doing this for the people, and I feel a responsibility to do a good job.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n Members of The Ottawa Hospital\u2019s warehouse team makes sure thousands of pounds of critical medical supplies, like PPE, are received, stocked and available so that care teams and patients across our three campuses have what they need 24\/7\/365. <\/p>\n\n\n\n This responsibility is not lost on Mike, who started working in the warehouse in June 2021. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" From the warehouse team to our supply attendants, porters and food service specialists\u2013the one thing that ties all our staff together is their commitment to patient care<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":72355,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[433,480,166],"class_list":["post-72334","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-healthy-tomorrows","tag-celebrate-our-staff","tag-compassion","tag-staff-experience"],"acf":[],"wps_subtitle":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ottawahospital.on.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72334","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ottawahospital.on.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ottawahospital.on.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ottawahospital.on.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/25"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ottawahospital.on.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=72334"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.ottawahospital.on.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72334\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ottawahospital.on.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/72355"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ottawahospital.on.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=72334"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ottawahospital.on.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=72334"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ottawahospital.on.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=72334"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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<\/figure>Roxane Roussel <\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Food and Nutrition Services, General Campus <\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Warehouse\u202fAttendant <\/h4>\n\n\n\n